Department of Biology - Faculty

Elliott J. Blumenthal
Immunology, immunosenescence, cancer, anthocyanins

William E. Cooper (emeritus)
Ecology and evolution of behavior, with emphasis on antipredatory and foraging behavior

Jaiyanth Daniel
Molecular biology of protein-lipid interactions in bacterial cells

Shree S. Dhawale (emeritus)

Biodegradation, molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, cancer

Julie Feightner

Instructor 

Robert B. Gillespie
Ecotoxicology, aquatic ecology, and water quality monitoring

Mark A. Jordan

Molecular and evolutionary ecology of vertebrates, especially fish, amphibians and reptiles

Bruce A. Kingsbury
Ecology and conservation of vertebrates, especially reptiles

Connie Kracher

Oral Biological and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty Mentor in the Pre-Professional Programs – Pre-Dent, Pre-Med, and Pre-Pharm

Jordan M. Marshall

Plant ecology and distribution; invasion biology

Karen McLellan
Human Anatomy & Physiology Instructor 

George Mourad
Molecular genetics to address membrane transporters central to nucleobase biochemistry

Ahmed Mustafa
Stress physiology; aquatic biology; fisheries and aquaculture

Frank V. Paladino

Comparative vertebrate physiology, marine sea turtle physiology and ecology

Parveen Quarrar

Freshmen biology, human biology, women and biology and current issues in biology

Marilyn Shannon
Instructor of Human Anatomy and Physiology 

Tanya Soule
Microbial stress responses; cyanobacteria; microbial ecology